Doug,
Welcome aboard. Your knowledge of evolutionary biology and your
participation in that arena of research will be a valuable asset to this
listserve.
Howard Van Till
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>From: Doug Hayworth <hayworth@uic.edu>
>To: asa@calvin.edu
>Subject: ASAers attending IU Evolution mtgs?
>Date: Mon, Jun 12, 2000, 5:50 PM
>
> Will anyone from ASA (or any reader of this listserv) be attending the
> Evolution meetings in Bloomington Indiana June 22-25? I'd enjoy meeting
> you if you are. I'm giving a talk and a poster.
>
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>
> As long as I'm posting this query, and it is my first post to the listserv,
> I might as well introduce myself. I will likely be contributing more in
> the future, though I am not likely to be as prolific as some of you.
>
> A couple of weeks ago, I successfully defended my dissertation and
> completed my Ph.D. in evolutionary and population biology from Washington
> University in St. Louis. My research centered on molecular evolution of
> ribosomal DNA within and among related species of the plant genus
> _Arabidopsis_ (one species of this plant genus, _A. thaliana_, is the model
> organism in plant genetics, analogous to fruitflies). For those that
> aren't familiar molecular biology, ribosomal DNA (rDNA) is the term given
> to the DNA that encodes the hundreds of tandemly repeated copies of the
> ribosomal RNA genes. Ribosomal RNAs form the main component of ribosomes,
> which are responsible for all translation of proteins. Concerted evolution
> refers to a specific pattern of sequence variation among the hundreds of
> repeated rRNA genes when measured within and among species. If people are
> interested, perhaps I'll post a simple review of this interesting topic at
> some later date.
>
> I've been a practicing Christian as long as I can remember. I was raised
> on the mission field (Iran from 1972-1979) and in Brookfield, Wisconsin
> where my father is a mission pastor for a large church. Curiously, my
> strong Evangelical roots (actually S. Baptist in my grandparents'
> generation) did not bias me against an interest in evolutionary biology. I
> majored in botany at the U of WI-Madison (some Calvin C. folk may remember
> Ken Systma, who was one of my professors). I attended U of Texas- Arlington
> from 1989-1991, where I earned my M.S. in biology while my wife earned hers
> in Linguistics. I started at Wash. U. in St. Louis in 1991. Before
> completing my dissertation, I served as a sabbatical replacement for Fred
> Van Dyke at Northwestern College for 1998-1999. This last year, I have
> been in Rockford IL for the sake of a steady job and to be near extended
> family while I finished writing. (I have 3 small children, and as some of
> you may know this presents unusual challenges to the Christian father and
> graduate student).
>
> Until now, I have kept a very low profile in discussions of science/faith
> and creation/evolution. In fact, over the years, I haven't really paid
> very close attention to the debates and discussions. Indeed, to keep up
> with the latest H. Ross, P. Johnson, Behe, or ID publicity campaign or book
> and all the threads of discussion that follows is an entire field of study
> in itself. (But, yes, I have read _Darwin on Trial_ and _Darwin's Black
> Box_). Most of what these discussions wrestle with as of great importance
> has little bearing on what practicing evolutionary biologist do, and I have
> not found it of much use in helping me to be a witness for Christ among my
> colleagues. Nevertheless, I do take issues of science/faith seriously, and
> I seek to help Christians formulate a worldview that is consistent with
> both of God's revelations. I joined the ASA four years ago, after I read H.
> Van Till's _Science Held Hostage_, which I had found in my church's
> library. (Later, upon my request, Dr. Van Till graciously sent me a copy
> the out-of-print book and encouraged me to consider joining ASA). PSCF
> published my letter to the editor in this year's March issue. I just joined
> this listserv recently.
>
> Perhaps I'll make contributions to this forum in the near future. Boy, it
> feels good to have that dissertation behind me!
>
> Sincerely,
> Doug Hayworth
>
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> Douglas Hayworth, Ph.D.
> (Evolutionary and Population Biology)
> Department of Biomedical Sciences
> UIC College of Medicine at Rockford
> 1601 Parkview Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107-1897
> Phone: 815-395-5894 Fax: 815-395-5666
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